The diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway: An exploratory survey

Although commentators have noted that Lean currently is receiving a great deal of attention in Norway, little is known about how and to what extent Lean is used by Norwegian organizations. The overall purpose of this paper is to present the results of an explorative survey that attempts to map the d...

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Autores principales:	Dag Øivind Madsen, Maria Storsveen, Pål Klethagen, Tonny Stenheim
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2016
Materias:	lean norway diffusion adoption implementation management concept management fashion Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:13db50dbbe6847ffa2c34028c209bd452021-12-02T10:44:29ZThe diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway: An exploratory survey2331-197510.1080/23311975.2016.1258132https://doaj.org/article/13db50dbbe6847ffa2c34028c209bd452016-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2016.1258132https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975Although commentators have noted that Lean currently is receiving a great deal of attention in Norway, little is known about how and to what extent Lean is used by Norwegian organizations. The overall purpose of this paper is to present the results of an explorative survey that attempts to map the diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway. The results indicate that the adoption rate is still quite low, but that Lean is relatively more widely used in industries such as manufacturing and accounting, auditing and finance. Furthermore, the results indicate that Norwegian organizations are relatively recent adopters of Lean. Among users there is a general consensus that Lean has positive effects on organizational performance. At the same time, a wide range of implementation challenges are reported. These findings are discussed in relation to the extant literature on Lean.Dag Øivind MadsenMaria StorsveenPål KlethagenTonny StenheimTaylor & Francis Grouparticleleannorwaydiffusionadoptionimplementationmanagement conceptmanagement fashionBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2016)
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spellingShingle	lean norway diffusion adoption implementation management concept management fashion Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70 Dag Øivind Madsen Maria Storsveen Pål Klethagen Tonny Stenheim The diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway: An exploratory survey
description	Although commentators have noted that Lean currently is receiving a great deal of attention in Norway, little is known about how and to what extent Lean is used by Norwegian organizations. The overall purpose of this paper is to present the results of an explorative survey that attempts to map the diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway. The results indicate that the adoption rate is still quite low, but that Lean is relatively more widely used in industries such as manufacturing and accounting, auditing and finance. Furthermore, the results indicate that Norwegian organizations are relatively recent adopters of Lean. Among users there is a general consensus that Lean has positive effects on organizational performance. At the same time, a wide range of implementation challenges are reported. These findings are discussed in relation to the extant literature on Lean.
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title	The diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway: An exploratory survey
title_short	The diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway: An exploratory survey
title_full	The diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway: An exploratory survey
title_fullStr	The diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway: An exploratory survey
title_full_unstemmed	The diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway: An exploratory survey
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The diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway: An exploratory survey

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